Chicago Underground Trio - Chronicle / 2015

Live concert with a projected visual overlay manipulated in real time.

Chicago: In Dortmund 1982 / 1982

Chicago, live in Westfalenhalle Dortmund on December 19th, 1982 for "Rock Pop In Concert," as aired by German TV station ZDF.

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards / 1897

"Shows a large flock of sheep being driven from the cars to the slaughter house."

Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago / 2016

La storia della leggendaria rock band Chicago dal loro esordio nel 1967 fino al presente.

Hidden Chicago 2 / 2009

In this sequel to WTTW's popular Hidden Chicago special, Geoffrey Baer explores dusty attics, deep tunnels and the candy aisle at Walgreen's in search of fascinating fragments of Chicago's past and little-known stories behind things we see and use every day.

Chicago Time Machine / 2013

Did you ever wish you could travel back in history to find out what happened right on the spot where you’re standing? That’s exactly what WTTW Host Geoffrey Baer did. With his Chicago Time Machine, he peels back layers of fascinating stories all over Chicagoland, going back as far as 14,000 years. We’ve put all of these stories – and many more – together. Happy travels!

Chicago Steam Celebration / 1993

Big steam power, vintage diesels, classic interurbans, and Chicago's finest commuter railroads ... featuring the 1993 National Railway Historical Society's 1993 convention in the Windy City.

Chicago Traction Combo / 2009

Documents electric railroad operations in the Chicagoland area from 1900 to 1990.

Chicago am Rhein / 2010

Chicago on Vacation / 2019

When your family piled into the car for a vacation, where did you go? Starved Rock? Lake Geneva? The Dells? Maybe the Indiana Dunes? Or Michigan’s Harbor Country? The road trip is a time-honored tradition. “Are we there yet?” is a familiar refrain, but with Geoffrey Baer behind the wheel, you’ll be asking, “Where are we going next?” WTTW takes Chicago on Vacation to the beloved lakes, resorts, and towns we go to escape life in the city—and the stops we make along the way. Through archival film, old home movies, testimonials, interviews, and beautiful new footage, Geoffrey explores these cherished destinations for rest and recreation now, and in generations past.

Pennsylvania/Chicago/Illinois / 1959

experimental film by Jim Davis

Pertaining to Chicago / 1957

1957 Jim Davis short

Remembering Port Chicago / 2017

In California's Bay Area, a painful memory lingers of the Port Chicago disaster of WWII, when hundreds of the Navy's first Black Sailors perished, and the White officers in charge were protected by the chain of command.

Blue Line Chicago / 2014

Architectural distortions of the second city.

Wonders of Chicago / 1958

A BAFTA award nominated documentary taking a satirically narrated look at the "Windy City".

Guns Of Chicago / 2012

Tension's between two mob bosses are at an all time high, but when one of them kidnaps the other's son it sets of a bloody chain of events.

Chicago Im Zeitraffer / 1996

At the beginning of the 19th century there is no Chicago. There was a fort that was set on fire by Indians shortly thereafter. Later, the turbulent expansion of a settlement began, which became a center for the immigrant workforce, traditional industry, the slaughterhouses (Bert Brecht) and, in 1941, armaments for war. The Windy City on Lake Michigan is the fastest changing city in the world. The 35mm Arriflex film time-lapse footage is annotated with classic techno cuts and information about the tunnels under Chicago, the slaughterhouses, organized crime, Sears & Roebuck catalogs and other peculiarities of this strange city.

Czechs in Chicago / 2022

The story of the Czech immigrant experience in Chicago, past and present. Spanning nearly two centuries of turbulent times, it shows how the Bohemians helped build and shape the city, and what Chicago did in turn, to empower them to thrive in a new land and help establish a free and sovereign Czechoslovakia

Making of Chicago / 2002

TV Special celebrating the Oscar winning film 'Chicago' directed by Rob Marshall and interviews included the stars of the film - Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C.Reilly and Rob Marshall illustrated with clips from 'Chicago'. The presenter and interviewer was Mariella Frostrup and the program was shown on Channel 4 and Film 4 in early 2003 when the film was generally released in the U.K.

Chicago Transit Anguish / 2022

A group of guys are affected by a ghost train from the Chicago L.